Perhaps if the film had spent more time on the 'Pygmalion' aspect - what does a woman want from a man in the 80's?
The film spent an entire year in the editing room.
The film actually spends much more time on the battlefield than the book does.
The film then spent just over a month below the top 20 while still in the top 30.
Everybody looks youthful enough to suggest that the film may have spent time on the shelf.
Since its release last fall, the film has spent several weeks as No. 1 at the box office in Ireland.
Not much, though the film spends a lot of our time and its energy trying to persuade us otherwise.
It is reported that the film has spent over $160 million for its marketing and promotions.
The film spent over 20 years in development, and 30 months in production.
The film spent six weeks in the Top 10.